2018 A-Class platform will spawn at least eight variants

The platform underpinning the fourth-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class  will be used for at least eight variants in total, the company’s des...

BMW X2 three-cylinder, diesel variants landing mid-year

BMW will follow the X2 sDrive 20i , set to launch in March, with the all-wheel drive xDrive 20d and front-drive, three-cylinder sDrive 18i...

Honda planning reborn Passport SUV to sit above CR-V – report

Honda has reportedly stamped the papers for a return of the  Passport nameplate on a crossover, set to sit between the CR-V and US-market...

Ford Australia must improve Escape sales, sports variant an option

Ford’s regional boss is sufficiently dissatisfied with the modest sales of its Escape SUV in Australia to go on the record about it, and ...

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV hits 100k Euro sales

Mitsubishi Motors has just sold its 100,000th Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid in Europe, a single market packed with countries that offer a...

2018 McLaren 720S review

Even nuns love this car. Viewed from behind, its dihedral doors sprouting like the wings of an angel, the McLaren 720S can and does appear...

Jeep investigating sub-Renegade SUV – report

Jeep is reportedly keen on a new model to slot in below the pint-sized Renegade . Mike Manley, head of Jeep , told Automotive News Europe...

Bob Lutz: “I suggest buying a Model S while they’re still available”

Outspoken auto-industry veteran, Bob Lutz , has called on vehicle collectors to buy a Tesla Model S “while they’re still available”, insinu...

2018 Haval H9 review

Haval is one of several cashed-up Chinese car makers seeking sales success in Australia, alongside the SAIC Group’s LDV and MG nameplate...

2019 Kia Telluride spied testing

A heavily-camouflaged prototype believed to be the production version of the  Kia Telluride SUV has been spied for the first time on the r...

2018 Lexus CT200h F Sport review

It’s been seven years since the Lexus CT200h debuted, yet a hybrid-powered luxury hatchback remains a rare concept. In that time, Audi’s ...

Kia’s design bosses in Detroit: The best bits

Travelling with Kia to this week’s Detroit motor show , Australian media were given the opportunity to chat with design supremos, Peter Sch...

Optima: Kia Australia to stand by its only slow seller

The past couple of years have seen the Kia brand stand out as a clear performer in the Australian new car market, with all but one model d...

Japan owned the 2018 Detroit motor show

Michigan may well be home to the ‘Big Three’ US brands, but the North American International Auto Show held in the state capital Detroit t...